Airlines Serving Christchurch Airport Information

Air New Zealand is the major airline at Christchurch Airport. Air New Zealand Link is a service operated either by Air Nelson, Eagle Airways, or Mount Cook Airlines. Other providers include Air Chathams, JetStar, Emirates, Singapore Airlines, Quantas, Virgin Australia, Vincent Aviation, Air Pacific, and Air Safaris Charters. Flights are primarily domestic or Australian. There are a few flights to Asia and the Middle East. Most Christchurch travelers must go to Sydney to reach Europe, the Americas, or Africa.

Air New Zealand offers a popular Christchurch-Auckland route. Air New Zealand and Mount Cook Airlines offer flights to Queenstown and Wellington. Air New Zealand, Eagle Airways, Mount Cook Airlines, and Air Nelson offer flights to Dunnedin. Air Nelson and Eagle Airways offer flights to Nelson and Hokitka. Mount Cook Airlines and Air Nelson offer flights to Hamilton, Invercargill, and Palmerstown North. Eagle Airways also offers flights to Blenheim and Wanaka, New Zealand. Air Nelson offers travel to New Plymouth, Napier, and Tauranga, New Zealand. Mount Cook Airlines offers flights to Mount Cook and Rotorua, New Zealand.

JetStar Airlines offers domestic flights to Auckland, Wellington, and Queenstown. It offers international flights to Australia. JetStar Airlines and Qantas Airlines offer popular flights to Sydney, Australia. Emirates Air and Virgin Australia Airlines serve the Sydney route, too. Virgin Australia Airlines also offers flights to Melbourne, the capital of Victoria, Australia. Both Virgin Australia Airlines and JetStar offer flights to Brisbane, the capital of Queensland, Australia. Air Chathams links Christchurch to New Zealand's Chatham Islands. JetStar flies regularly to the Gold Coast, a major city in Queensland, Australia.

General aviation offers domestic flights as well. Airwork is a regular charter operator that flies clients to numerous locations in New Zealand and Australia. Air Safaris offers charters to Lake Tekapo and Timaru.